Tridion

Eureka, the missing link! I am pretty sure this question has...

beenker — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Eureka, the missing link!

I am pretty sure this question has been around for quite some time (even by myself), however I have never gotten a correct answer or seen a working example before. Until now!

How do you pass a variable from a Page Template, or Component Template, to another Component Template (using compound templating).

This post by Will Price seems to be the solution! I have yet to try it, but why would it not work, right? Thanks for posting!

To merge, or not to merge...

beenker — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200

To merge, or not to merge...:

This post by Monica Manzano about merging your own, or other DLL’s, within the Template Building Block DLL is very useful.

However in the comments Frank van Puffelen also warned for the implications of legality. Make sure the code merged is allowed to be merged.

Also, you should consider that when you have a personal set of standard code that you would like to have merged, that this code should also be available for the customer when you are no longer working for them. Otherwise you might have given a customer closed solution, which might get the company (and yourself) into trouble years down the road.

But, I like merging as well!

Publishing to a fake target A very useful functionality where it...

beenker — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:01:11 +0200

Publishing to a fake target

A very useful functionality where it is needed to have a central content and structure publication, but does not have a site behind it. I have seen a few instances where this was solved via an elaborate Event system (bad!) or even a fake site (bad!).

So, this is a good one to remember!

Best Practices? Let's Talk Best Patterns.

beenker — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:54:24 +0200

Best Practices? Let's Talk Best Patterns.:

A nice article by Alvin Reyes about Best Practices (or best patterns?) in Tridion projects. To summarize in his own words:

tl;dr version:

Tridion Best Practices are useless without context. Instead, let’s talk Tridion patterns. What that means exactly is evolving; however, we’ve already started.

Tridion GUI Background Color I still remember in the old days...

beenker — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:00:13 +0200

Tridion GUI Background Color

I still remember in the old days how much effort you would have to put into giving different Tridion environments different colors. Not anymore in Tridion 2011! For those of you with a Tridion account, you can find the how-to on the Tridion LIve Documentation website: Skinning the Content Manager Explorer

Robert Curlette found one more missing style thing in his article.

SDL Tridion UI – Template Building Block set up for easier content porting

beenker — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:16:55 +0200

SDL Tridion UI – Template Building Block set up for easier content porting:

A great tip by John Winter in making your live easier when Content Portering between different environments and you want something like a SiteEdit url to be manually updated after each content port.

Making SDL Tridion World look better on mobile devices using...

beenker — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:54:46 +0200

Making SDL Tridion World look better on mobile devices using responsive design.

A good example about the implementation of responsive webdesign can be found on www.sdltridionworld.com. Frank van Puffelen shows in this article in a lot of detail all the steps and actions he has taken to make the SDL Tridionworld website scale on different devices. A great example to use when customers want to know more about Tridion and responsive webdesign

Tridion GUI Extension: Adding a new Tab to the Edit Window

beenker — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:30:51 +0200

Tridion GUI Extension: Adding a new Tab to the Edit Window:

Another great in depth guide by Robert Curlette about how to use the Tridion GUI Extension to create an extra tab in the editing window.

Summary, of what he will show on his blog:

In Visual Studio, create a new project and an ASCX control
In a JavaScript editor, create a simple JavaScript GUI Extension
In an XML editor, create a HelloTab.config file and configure IIS
Copy files to a new folder on the server C:\Program Files (x86)\Tridion\web\WebUI\Editors\HelloTab and update the System.config file
Tips for working with Anguilla Framework

Adding Syntax Highlighting to the Template Building Block editor

beenker — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:03:49 +0200

Don’t let this tiny award star fool you. This is a great addition to Tridion 2011. Actually something that should have been in the Tridion GUI by default.

Syntax highlighting of code in the quick-edit window can make life a lot easier! happy times!

And of course many thanks for Rob Stevenson-Legett and Building Blocks for making this extension public.

Why Should You Use the /uploadpdb Option with TcmUploadAssembly.exe?

beenker — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:48:09 +0200

Why Should You Use the /uploadpdb Option with TcmUploadAssembly.exe?:

Not only does Mihai Cadariu explain how to use the TcmUploadAssembly.exe, but he also shows you why you need certain paramaters. Hint: Debugging is King!

Publishing from Template Code Using an Impersonated User OK, so...

beenker — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:44:00 +0200

Publishing from Template Code Using an Impersonated User

OK, so be warned up front that impersonation in the Template code is actually a bod practice. If done improperly it will look worse than this Elvis Presley impersonator!

So, that was the warning, if you would still like to continue and read about how it can be done take a look at Mihai Cadariu’s example code.

How to Create a Folder Structure with the Core Service?

beenker — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:39:22 +0200

How to Create a Folder Structure with the Core Service?:

A solid example by Mihai Cadariu about how to create a folder structure using the Core Service

How Tridion component Linking works A good to remember order of...

beenker — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:36:13 +0200

How Tridion component Linking works

A good to remember order of how Tridion deals with component linking. (hence the image of a knot in a finger). I didn’t really know this particular order either, so remember it!

Current Page
Current web folder or structure group (SG)
Child SG and pages
Parent SG and pages
Sibling SG and pages
Grandparent SG and pages
Sibling of my parent (aunt/tía/tante) SG

Referencing the Tridion.ContentManager.config

beenker — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:25:04 +0200

Referencing the Tridion.ContentManager.config:

There are times when you need to create a new Session (i.e. Tridion.ContentManager.Session) in TOM.NET. This can be achieved by referring to theTridion.ContentManager.config file from your application’s app.config, web.config, or DLL.config.

Create and Publish Page for Component in Workflow using Core Service

beenker — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:03:02 +0200

Create and Publish Page for Component in Workflow using Core Service:

A nice code sample by Mihai Cadariu about how to create and publish a page for a component using workflow.

Tridion 2011 Favorites A functionality I actually have never...

beenker — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:15:40 +0200

Tridion 2011 Favorites

A functionality I actually have never used or really knew much about: Tridion Favorites. Robert Curlette is happy it is “back”, and apparently the first GUI extension question (and answer) has been posted on Stackoverflow already as well.

I am glad I know now about it as well! (and hopefully helped inform you as well!)

Tridion 2011 Upgrade in 10 Easy Steps After Robert Curlette...

beenker — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:01:20 +0200

Tridion 2011 Upgrade in 10 Easy Steps

After Robert Curlette created his 10 reasons to upgrade from Tridion 2009 to Tridion 2011 he has now created the upgrade in ten easy steps post!

The steps he used are as follow:

1. Read the install manual and upgrade manual.
2. Upgrade the Database
3. Upgrade the CMS
4. Test the CMS
5. Installing the Broker and Deployer
6. Test the Deployer
7. Test the Broker
8. Custom Pages and GUI Customizations
9. Event System
10. Templates

Check out his blog for more details!

Tridion 2009 Events System to 2011 SP1

beenker — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:49:59 +0200

Tridion 2009 Events System to 2011 SP1:

This Stackoverflow question about how to map the “old” Tridion 2009 event to the new Tridion 2011 Events led to an article on the www.sdltridionworld.com website where Bart koopman has created a post with a neat PDF Matrix with the Event Mappings on it. Definitely useful for those who are (considering) upgrading.

Workflow Personally I haven’t done a lot of workflow, but...

beenker — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:53:00 +0200

Workflow

Personally I haven’t done a lot of workflow, but Mihai Cadariu has created his own workflow framework called: YAWF (Yet Another Workflow Framework).

He has posted some examples of his solutions and code on his blog:

There are some great examples and explanations in there. I know who I am calling when I have a workflow issue ;-)

How to Publish Stuff Programmatically

beenker — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:01:42 +0200

How to Publish Stuff Programmatically:

A solid TOM.NET and Core Service example of how to automatically publish content in Tridion by Mihai Cadariu.